Connect America Fund (Formerly High-Cost Support): What Is It

Connect America Fund (Formerly High-Cost Support): What Is It

The Connect America Fund (CAF) is a Universal Service Fund program established by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide subsidies to telecommunications companies to build out broadband infrastructure in rural areas of the United States. The CAF was created in 2011 as part of a broader FCC reform of the Universal Service Fund and…